Monthly Archives: June 2017

Encased in amber: meet the epoxy-embedded Pi

The maker of one of our favourite projects from this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area took the idea of an ’embedded device’ and ran with it: Ronald McCollam has created a wireless, completely epoxy-encased Pi build – screen included! *cue epic music theme* “Welcome…to resin in resin.” Just encase… Of course, this build is not meant to be a museum piece: Ronald embedded a Raspberry Pi 3 with built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth to create a hands-on demonstration of the resin.io platform, for which he is a Solution Architect.

Read more:
Encased in amber: meet the epoxy-embedded Pi

Share

New Linux Trojans installs crypto currency mining software on … – guru3d.com (press release)

New Linux Trojans installs crypto currency mining software on … guru3d.com (press release) Researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Dr. Web have found a new type of Linux malware that infects Raspberry Pi computers

See the article here:
New Linux Trojans installs crypto currency mining software on … – guru3d.com (press release)

Share

New Linux Trojans installs crypto currency mining software on Raspberry Pi – guru3d.com (press release)

New Linux Trojans installs crypto currency mining software on Raspberry Pi guru3d.com (press release) Researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Dr. Web have found a new type of Linux malware that infects Raspberry Pi computers.

Read more from the original source:
New Linux Trojans installs crypto currency mining software on Raspberry Pi – guru3d.com (press release)

Share

Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency | ZDNet – ZDNet

ZDNet Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency | ZDNet ZDNet It's time to update your Raspberry Pi devices or risk them being infected with cryptocurrency mining malware. Raspberry Pi owners: Update your Pi to protect against this Linux trojan TechRepublic all 3 news articles »

Read this article:
Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency | ZDNet – ZDNet

Share

Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency – ZDNet

ZDNet Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency ZDNet Older Raspberry Pi devices, such as this Raspberry Pi 2, may be more vulnerable to the malware if they haven't been updated in a while. Image: Raspberry Pi Foundation

See the article here:
Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency – ZDNet

Share

Tweetponic lavender: nourishing nature with the Twitter API

In a Manhattan gallery, there is an art installation that uses a Raspberry Pi to control the lights, nourishing an underground field of lavender. The twist: the Pi syncs the intensity of the lights to the activity of a dozen or so Twitter accounts belonging to media personalities and members of the US government

Continued here:
Tweetponic lavender: nourishing nature with the Twitter API

Share

Raspberry Pi owners: Update your Pi to protect against this Linux trojan – TechRepublic

TechRepublic Raspberry Pi owners: Update your Pi to protect against this Linux trojan TechRepublic A trojan has been discovered that infects the best-selling Raspberry Pi computer and turns it into a machine for mining cryptocurrency. The Linux.MulDrop.14 trojan targets Raspberry Pi boards running older versions of the default Raspbian OS, according … Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency ZDNet all 3 news articles »

Read the original here:
Raspberry Pi owners: Update your Pi to protect against this Linux trojan – TechRepublic

Share

Linux Malware Mines for Cryptocurrency Using Raspberry Pi Devices – BleepingComputer

Linux Malware Mines for Cryptocurrency Using Raspberry Pi Devices BleepingComputer While Raspberry Pi single-board computers do have some hardware resources at their disposal for the task the malware is attempting to perform, they are not as powerful as classic desktop or laptop computers, and nowhere near the efficiency of dedicated …

See the article here:
Linux Malware Mines for Cryptocurrency Using Raspberry Pi Devices – BleepingComputer

Share

Storm Glass: simulate the weather at your desk

Inspired by the tempescope , The Modern Inventor’s Storm Glass is a weather-simulating lamp that can recreate the weather of any location in the world, all thanks to the help of a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Image c/o The Modern Inventor The lamp uses the Weather Underground API, which allows the Raspberry Pi to access current and predicted weather conditions across the globe.

See the original post here:
Storm Glass: simulate the weather at your desk

Share